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Episode 1: the Biggest Tailgate in Trucking Air Date: February 20, 2020 Episode 1: The Biggest Tailgate in Trucking Air Date: February 20, 2020 “Long Haul” Paul Marhoefer [00:00:00] Four years ago, I was northbound on I-75 in Knoxville, Tennessee. My cargo: a load of imported watermelons. They had sailed on a container ship from Guatemala to South Florida, where they were transferred by forklift onto big trucks driven by folks like me. These were those tiny, seedless, designer types they call "personal watermelons.” I always wondered about the marketing cat who came up with that one. Personal watermelons. It’s like a watermelon you can have as a friend. [Sound of truck driving on road with low, humming sound in the background] I was pulling a refrigerated trailer back then– a "reefer," as we call them. A reefer’s a heavily insulated box trailer equipped with a giant diesel-powered temperature control unit. It’s actually got the capacity to maintain more than forty-thousand pounds of perishable freight at temperatures as cold as twenty below. [Low tones come in, gradually intensifying] It was rush-hour in Knoxville, or K-town in trucker code. Traffic came to a screeching halt at the junction of I-75 and I-640. I got stopped in time; but the trucker behind me– well, not so much. [Low tones fade out] Boom! Shoot. Rear-ended. I took a minute to collect myself, and walked to the back of the trailer to check first on the other driver. He said he was OK. Then I opened the vent hatch to check my load. What seconds before had been a perfectly picked personal watermelon, was now prolapsing through its ruptured rind, down the crumpled exterior of what had once been the trailer’s stainless-steel door, and onto my trembling hand. Sorry, friend. [Acoustic guitar music begins] Unbeknownst to me at the time, this baptism in the purée of a personal watermelon would come to be my own creative Big Bang. Strangely, as a result of this event, I would come to be a part-time recording artist, a contributor for Overdrive Magazine, and now, even a card-carrying podcast-producing Radiotopian. I'm Long Haul Paul. You're listening to Over the Road [Show theme begins, steady acoustic guitar followed by harmonica melody] I got that Lacy, you’re Lacy from Mobile. Come on baby. Let's truck it up. Do it baby. Debbie “Dingo” Desiderato: [00:03:00] Now I'm on the top of this mountain. And I know I still got to get down on the other side somehow, and I'm so scared, I'm shaking. Trucker 1: [00:03:07] But I know quite a few drivers that swear by roasting salmon over their engine. Trucker 2: [00:03:11] We were willing to take a Potbelly pig. We tried to even pick up a 60-pound tortoise. Trucker 3: [00:03:17] Times are changin'. It ain't that way anymore, but why shouldn't it be that way? [Harmonica flourishes and fades into steady percussion] Paul: Here’s how this is going to work. We’ve been travelling all over the country, down the highways and the hedges, collecting the real stories of real people who live and work over the road. [Guitar comes back in accompanied by steady percussion] We’ve got eight episodes for you. In each one we explore how trucking is changing today. And along the way, I’ll tell you a few of my own stories. Heck, I might even sing you a few songs. [Theme continues, harmonica intensifies and then fades into silence] [Voices chattering in background at exhibition hall, a male voice chimes in “hasn’t been too bad so far” followed by inaudible chatter] Let’s start out at a place called the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville, home to The Mid America Trucking Show, or MATS for short. [Sound of cart wheeling across hard surface while voices chatter in the background] Think of a Home Depot about twelve times its normal size, then fill it with trucks, truck drivers, and every possible thing anyone has ever thought of to make a buck off a trucker. Vendor 1: [00:04:39] It’s an automatic snow chain system and it works good on a.... Vendor 2: [00:04:41] …So what we’re selling is bed bug heaters for truckers that have cabs… Paul: Throw in 90,000 people, with some concerts and swag, and you've got The Mid America Trucking Show. [Music playing in event hall, “Sitting at the Dock All Day”] You gotch yer air freshener dudes. Vendor 3: [00:05:00] Odor eliminator products, for the highway professionals… Paul: I love those guys. Vendor 3: We say three sprays lasts for days. Paul: [Speaking to vendor] Tell me about this beef jerky. [As narrator] You got those ol' boys who make the beef jerky. Vendor 4: [00:05:11] That’s the most tender beef jerky you’ll ever eat. Feel that. Paul: [To vendor] That is really tender... [As narrator] I actually love those guys too. Vendor 5: [00:05:17] We are an insurance company that specializes in owner operators... Paul: There are international vendors hoping to land that big contract. Vendor 6 [00:05:25]: ...we supply shock absorbers... Paul: Big truck makers are here, like Kenworth and Peterbilt... Vendor 7: [00:05:32] We’ve got our new– 579 Ultra Loft and it’s blackout... Paul: ...also model truck makers. Vendor 8: [00:05:36] I’m proud to say I can’t afford a real one, but I can hook you up with a real nice toy one. [“Sitting at the Dock” continues into whistling solo and crowd grows quieter] Paul: But for many long-time gearjammers, [Deep voice on microphone speaking inaudibly in the background] MATS signifies something more. It’s a hobo convention of sorts– a chance to see old trucking buddies, and to swap stories– and that’s why we’re here. [Percussion begins, gaining speed] If you want to know what’s going on in the trucking world, this is a good place to start. [Jazzy, upbeat electric guitar plays melody and bass joins percussion] But first, let’s cover some basics... [Music continues] There are 4.2 million Americans who hold a CDL– that’s a “commercial driver’s license.” A CDL allows us to drive a vehicle weighing over 26,000 pounds. Together, we move 70% of all domestic freight. Think of it. Everything you see at the store, everything you buy online, moves by truck at some point. Add it all up, we’re talking about a $700 billion dollar industry– moving literally 55 billion pounds of stuff every day. At that rate, American truckers could haul off the great Pyramid of Giza, stone by stone, about five times a day. [Music continues transitioning into a twangy melody] Of course, there are lots of different types of truckers and trucks out ther Eric Turner: [00:07:16] Refrigerator freight trucks, they call ‘em reefer trucks. Paul: ...you know, like what I drive Jason Earlywine: [00:07:20] Flatbeds we call them skateboards. Paul: ...those big flat trailers with loads of lumber and steel Eric: Car haulers we call ‘em parking lots Jason: A bed bugger is a furniture hauler Paul: A tanker truck we call a “tanker yanker.” I drive one of those sometimes, too. Eric: Trucks that haul bulls, they call ‘em bull haulers Jason: I mean, there’s all kinds of terminology for’ em Paul: As you can imagine, we have our own factions, cliques, and hierarchies. Flatbedders don't usually associate with the reefer guys like me. And the bull haulers could never see themselves as freight haulers, or “door swingers” as they call them, ‘cause all a ‘door swinger’ does is back up to the dock and swing the doors open and shut. [Sound of trailer door slamming shut] Or so they say. [Twangy guitar music ends and twinkling, dreamlike tones come in] But here, for three days at least, none of that matters. We're all just drivers. And not a one of us came here to have a bad time. [Voices chattering inaudibly in exhibition hall, followed by robotic voice that says, “Volvo dynamic steering with stability assist is the new innovation for Volvo trucks…”] A lot of the talk at MATS this year is about new technology. [Guitar picking with anticipatory tone chimes in and robotic voice continues, “when a truck starts to skid…”] It seems every part of the truck has got a computer in it now… [Robotic voice says, “active suspension seat is turned on] … even the seat. [Robot voice continues, “notice how much of the bouncing is eliminated by the active suspension seat’s computer- controlled motor”] And there’s a feeling the technology is not just changing the truck, [soft, low tone gradually grows louder in anticipation] but that it’s changing us, and the way we do business– that the codes and culture of trucking, are eroding before our eyes. Paul: [To Greg Murphy] Have we met? Greg Murphy: [00:09:03] Really briefly, just last year at the show… Paul: I bump into a Facebook friend on the show floor named Greg Murphy, who now works for Uber. Greg: …threw in a resume and said this is never gonna happen. Paul: Yes, the ride share company, Uber. Greg: And here I am. Paul: [To Greg] Now Greg, you have a unique story because you are a longtime truck driver, [Greg affirms] who has become like the public relations liaison for Uber.
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